hesnoringatleastthestinkelllikedeathanddragontillthedayhedied
”thestonefloor,andgulpeditdohhisheadback”verystrong,devilishlyelyvain,asirecallandnottoobright”
”brightyouanitsscales”
”no,itsintelleatchforit”
””sunbrightpedonhouteverbeingseen”thatdoesntsoundveryhelpfulhoasoftspot,youknoescaletingneedleratenearhistail,perhaps”
theravenshookhisbeak”sorry,nobutan,thatsusuallythestdaingqualityrenhavelostkingdotovanitythantoanyothervidalekeva”
inaburstoffeathers,theravenhoppedintotheairandplungedaouthintothedrizzle
”hey,lesson”
sunbrightouthherehearketplacehinspittingdistance,adragonslept
or
silent,hardlybreathing,helistened
thesnoringhadstopped
desperately,sunbrighttriedtothinktheroadfroalekevainoradventurestheonlytruedangerhedfacedpedintopatrolsoforcsofurse,hedarchdoiddleoftheroad
aesoothfrodragondraggingitsironhardbellysthenstrouspileofgold,silver,getones,andotherpreadeupthedragonsbedsunbrightuldntguessthetreasuresvalue,butthehoardroseabovehisheadinsoplaiddletokearestingplaittens
thedragonnseitsheadedasbigasanshand,overlaidsotightlytheybristledouteblaselfrightinfrontofthosenostrilsandtriednottothinkabouthotheywere
hisostfailedhisheenteredthisvastainsofadozenrpsesofallsizes,includingendlessfragntsething
still,thosenostrilsethatesenose,butontheotherhand,epitchblack,oredisncerting
thentheslantedyelloousebeingstareddothedragonsblackpupilshanhishead
yetheheldhisgroundandboldlycalled”goodday,”hisvoiceabitshrill
bleofhbusvoice,likeastoneboatoveraadesunbrightsbreastboingle
”ivebeensentbytheonekingtoslayyou”heannouncedinhehopedones
thedragonvedlikeaglacier,rearinguphisnostrilsthebarbarianheardplinksandclattersasjethebeastsscalyhideinapreciousrainthedragoninhaleddeeply,likeablastfuacebeingstoked
”butafterseeingyou,iaginehagsuchabeautifulcreature”
hbugulpedashesiful”
”truly”sunbrightassuredhi”unparalleledbeautyandunspeakablegnifiarvelouscreatureinalloftorilybreathaway”
nfused,thedragonlledovertheplintsheing,begging,crying,plints
stillalive,neitherflindersnoragnificentsight,thegloryandgrandeurofthekingofallskies,thenoblestcreatureincreation,egaze,knoobehisinferior”
suoningeverysanedlikehours,untilhisvoibledandrepeateditself,atidthegeandgoldheofitbutsunbrightkneentalbreath,thebarbariantookaleapintounknoerritory
”butoh,theperfidyoftheoneking”sunbrightthreaockhorror”tothink,tothink”
”think”ruledself”yountionedthiskingbefore”
”tothinkheetoslayyou”anbesoheartlessastothinkofassaultingsothingsoproud,sofausndthatiputoutthesunthananinexistenceandyet”
”yetesflickeredallaroundthedragonssnout,throhecragsofhisface
”ustbejealousthatsithessattoolongonhisthrone,auchpoetothinkhestheequalofedasthispet
